You are invited to attend and participate in the oral doctoral examination of Cheng Tan, candidate for the Ph.D. degree, which will be held on Friday, September 13, at 1:30 p.m. in 152 Link Hall.

Tan’s advisor is Professor Riyad Aboutaha. The dissertation examining committee will be composed of Professors Shobha K Bhatia, Dawit Negussey, Baris Salman and Eric M Lui. Professor Wanliang Shan will serve as chair of the defense. The title of the candidate’s dissertation is: “Widening of Reinforced Concrete Bridges – Extension of Pier Cap Beams with CFRP Composites.”